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Which level of organization crosses the boundary from microscopic to gross anatomy? |
| | A) | cellular |
| | B) | tissue |
| | C) | organ |
| | D) | organ system |
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Histology is to tissues as ____________ is to cells. |
| | A) | embryology |
| | B) | cytology |
| | C) | gross anatomy |
| | D) | microscopic anatomy |
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Of the following, which approach to gross anatomy would be best suited for the dissection of a human cadaver? |
| | A) | developmental |
| | B) | regional |
| | C) | surface |
| | D) | systemic |
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Which pair proceeds from a more general to a more specific anatomic specialty? |
| | A) | surface > radiographic |
| | B) | gross > macroscopic |
| | C) | developmental > embryology |
| | D) | regional > systemic |
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Regardless of the specific reason for the examination, a technician who performs sonography is working in the field of ____________ anatomy. |
| | A) | radiographic |
| | B) | surgical |
| | C) | pathologic |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which of the following structures are most numerous in your body? |
| | A) | cells |
| | B) | molecules |
| | C) | organelles |
| | D) | atoms |
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Cells are considered the smallest units of life because |
| | A) | they conduct all of the basic processes of living things |
| | B) | they are the basic units of structure and function in organisms |
| | C) | no subset of a cell can perform all the functions necessary to sustain life |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which organ system interacts most directly with the respiratory system in distributing oxygen to the body tissues? |
| | A) | lymphatic |
| | B) | cardiovascular |
| | C) | muscular |
| | D) | endocrine |
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Which of the following organ systems can alter the composition of blood? |
| | A) | skeletal |
| | B) | respiratory |
| | C) | urinary |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Surface anatomy examines evidence of underlying structures through direct scrutiny of which organ system? |
| | A) | cardiovascular |
| | B) | digestive |
| | C) | integumentary |
| | D) | skeletal |
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Although the processes collectively termed ____________ affect the entire organism, they occur specifically within the chemical level of organization. |
| | A) | regulation |
| | B) | homeostasis |
| | C) | reproduction |
| | D) | metabolism |
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Which of the following processes is necessary for the survival of single-celled organisms (such as bacteria) as well as humans? |
| | A) | regulation |
| | B) | digestion |
| | C) | circulation |
| | D) | cognition |
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Of the following, the basic life process most likely to disrupt homeostasis within an organism is |
| | A) | organization |
| | B) | metabolism |
| | C) | reproduction |
| | D) | regulation |
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What body region lies immediately distal to the femoral region on the posterior side? |
| | A) | crural |
| | B) | patellar |
| | C) | sural |
| | D) | popliteal |
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The ____________ region is perhaps the only body region whose technical description is less precise than its informal equivalent. |
| | A) | phalangeal |
| | B) | coxal |
| | C) | carpal |
| | D) | perineal |
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Which pair of terms is essentially synonymous in humans but not in four-legged animals? |
| | A) | superior, superficial |
| | B) | ventral, anterior |
| | C) | medial, distal |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Caudal is to superior as inferior is to ____________. |
| | A) | lateral |
| | B) | proximal |
| | C) | posterior |
| | D) | cranial |
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All of the anatomic planes intersect at right angles except the |
| | A) | frontal |
| | B) | oblique |
| | C) | horizontal |
| | D) | sagittal |
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Which pair of directional terms would describe movement along the intersection of a sagittal and a transverse plane? |
| | A) | medial, lateral |
| | B) | anterior, posterior |
| | C) | proximal, caudal |
| | D) | cranial, dorsal |
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| 20 | |
Palpation is a method of clinical examination that involves |
| | A) | listening to body sounds |
| | B) | tapping on a body surface |
| | C) | feeling a body structure |
| | D) | shaking the subject or a body part |
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"Potential spaces" filled with lubricating serous fluid surround |
| | A) | the inferior portion of the mediastinum |
| | B) | the right and left lungs |
| | C) | most of the abdominopelvic viscera |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Technically, the ____________ cavities surround organs but do not really contain them. |
| | A) | cranial, vertebral, and ventral |
| | B) | pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal |
| | C) | thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The inferiormost serous membrane is the |
| | A) | peritoneum |
| | B) | pleura |
| | C) | pericardium |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which of the following body cavities has a thin muscular sheet as its superior wall? |
| | A) | pleural |
| | B) | thoracic |
| | C) | abdominopelvic |
| | D) | ventral |
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Pain in the right upper abdominopelvic quadrant might more precisely be emanating from the |
| | A) | sigmoid colon |
| | B) | appendix |
| | C) | right iliac region |
| | D) | gallbladder |
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